Definition of voir dire in English:
voir dire
(also voire dire)
noun ˌvwɑː ˈdɪəˌvwɑr ˈdɪr
Law 1A preliminary examination of a witness or the jury pool by a judge or counsel.
as modifier voir dire interrogation of the board members did not bode well for their case
Example sentencesExamples
- He displayed some feistiness when testifying in the voir dire.
- Their solicitor confirmed this in his testimony in the voire dire proceedings.
- The Court's attitude seems to have been that defense counsel should've done a better job questioning the jurors during voire dire.
- Not surprisingly, the outcome of their research was that if you were dealing with complex trials with multiple offenders, where there were voir dires and adjournments, then you had a more likely occurrence of an aborted trial.
- 1.1 An investigation into the truth or admissibility of evidence, held during a trial.
police at the scene and witnesses all said he smelled of alcohol, according to evidence at a voir dire
Origin
Law French, from Old French voir 'true' + dire 'say'.